diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rt/rtaudio_6/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rt/rtaudio_6/package.nix
index 9f8b03f3c002..f00788782fba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rt/rtaudio_6/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rt/rtaudio_6/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , config
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, testers
 , cmake
 , pkg-config
 , alsaSupport ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux
@@ -9,41 +10,59 @@
 , pulseaudioSupport ? config.pulseaudio or stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux
 , libpulseaudio
 , jackSupport ? true
-, jack
+, libjack2
 , coreaudioSupport ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin
-, CoreAudio
+, darwin
+, validatePkgConfig
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rtaudio";
   version = "6.0.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "thestk";
     repo = "rtaudio";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "11llxdg62gs6l2zc473s9zfb8jczflyq1dd0k0wfcmvyg5p33jq1";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Acsxbnl+V+Y4mKC1gD11n0m03E96HMK+oEY/YV7rlIY=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+  strictDeps = true;
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optional alsaSupport alsa-lib
-    ++ lib.optional pulseaudioSupport libpulseaudio
-    ++ lib.optional jackSupport jack
-    ++ lib.optional coreaudioSupport CoreAudio;
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DRTAUDIO_API_ALSA=${if alsaSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DRTAUDIO_API_PULSE=${if pulseaudioSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DRTAUDIO_API_JACK=${if jackSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DRTAUDIO_API_CORE=${if coreaudioSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+    validatePkgConfig
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals alsaSupport [
+    alsa-lib
+  ] ++ lib.optionals pulseaudioSupport [
+    libpulseaudio
+  ] ++ lib.optionals jackSupport [
+    libjack2
+  ] ++ lib.optionals coreaudioSupport [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreAudio
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RTAUDIO_API_ALSA" alsaSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RTAUDIO_API_PULSE" pulseaudioSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RTAUDIO_API_JACK" jackSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RTAUDIO_API_CORE" coreaudioSupport)
+  ];
+
+  passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+
+  meta = {
     description = "A set of C++ classes that provide a cross platform API for realtime audio input/output";
     homepage = "https://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ magnetophon ];
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    changelog = "https://github.com/thestk/rtaudio/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ magnetophon ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    pkgConfigModules = [
+      "rtaudio"
+    ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 51016d6e6836..2c5051bdf790 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12289,11 +12289,6 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreAudio;
   };
 
-  rtaudio_6 = callPackage ../by-name/rt/rtaudio_6/package.nix {
-    jack = libjack2;
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreAudio;
-  };
-
   rtmidi = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/rtmidi {
     jack = libjack2;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreMIDI CoreAudio CoreServices;